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Friday, December 10, 2021
Dream Playground - STEM Challenge
Students were asked to design and engineer their own dream playground. They worked in groups of three and first had to draw up a plan. Everyone had to have at least 5 playground features that needed to be labeled. They used card stock, cardboard, bottle caps, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, string and paper towel rolls. The goal was to make sure each of the five features actually worked and they did! Each group presented to the class and explained what they had built and demonstrated how each feature was designed to work. They all had a great time and are looking forward to our next STEM project. 😊
Friday, October 8, 2021
Plants and Their Parts
Students in Grade 3 have been learning about plants and their parts. Most plants have the same basic structures that help plants get what they need in order to survive. Many plants have roots, stems, and leaves. Roots take in water and hold a plant in place. They also take in nutrients to help the plant grow and stay healthy. The stem holds up a plant and leaves are attached to it. The stem also carries water, nutrients, and food throughout the plant. A leaf is the structure where a plant makes food in a process called photosynthesis.
We wanted to observe how material is transported through a plant stem. We used celery stalks with leaves, water, jars, and food coloring. We noticed that colored water moved up through the stem and eventually colored the leaves. We witnessed how stems really do transport materials throughout the plant right before our very eyes!
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